Raising (and properly training) a dog is wonderful opportunity for the trainer. You'll practice patience, creativity, empathy, and the value of having a long-t

Raising (and properly training) a dog is wonderful opportunity for the trainer. You'll practice patience, creativity, empathy, and the value of having a long-term plan. These are maybe not bad skills to develop as a hacker or startup founder. That said, some of the most trainable dogs are the easiest to get into trouble with and I speak from experience. Most people probably don't have enough experience to gauge the effort or different ways to undertake a dog training program. I recommend Karen Pryor's "Don't Shoot the Dog" for people interested in training philosophy. Be aware, there are rabid (sorry, couldn't resist) advocates for various dog training approaches online and they take great pleasure in destroying forums, online discussions, and generally making sure that only their viewpoint is "the one true way."